M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS
RARE QUEEN ANNE BRITANNIA SILVER BEAKER
William Gibson, London, 1702

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Of heavy
gauge silver in the Charles II form, the tapering circular body with
a part-fluted lower section below a rope-work border sided by
punched decoration, reeded footrim; marked along upper rim, the
marks with some expected wear; the interior showing good hammer
marks*

*Note :
“Beakers are usually made in three parts, the sides being made from
sheet which is hammered into the round and then seamed vertically,
the base and foot wire applied separately. The form of the beaker
varies very little from the 17th to the 19th
centuries….Beakers are comparatively rare from this (Queen Anne)
period.”
(Antique Silver, Peter Waldron, p163, 164)
Condition : Excellent for age;
at one side of base, fluting
with horizontal
compression and repair,
(visible in the oversized images below);
surface scratches and
nicks appropriate to age and usage
3” High / 3.8 oz.
Price :
Please Inquire
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